Getting Serious for a Moment

[martyo]

As many of you have seen, Todd (TAF) and I have a running battle on this site. The truth is, we are just playing around with each other. We are actually great friends as a direct result of this site.

Since I have met Todd I have had an opportunity to speak to him for countless hours. In fact, I even had the opportunity to meet his wife and two lovely daughters.

Todd's older daughter, Ruth, will be undergoing surgery on Thursday, so I am asking you all to join me in praying for my good friend's daughter. I know Todd will take good care of his daughter, but some extra positive thinking and prayers on his daughter's behalf will also do some good.

Thanks!

[merc406]

Consider it done, hope all goes well for her..
Maybe an address so we can send get well cards, would be nice.

[jspradii]

Marty-
Thanks for the info. My prayers are with Todd and his family, as I know many others will be as well.

[MI2QWK4U]

Thanks for letting us know Marty. Todd, heartfell thoughts and prayers from my family. Wish the best for you guys Thursday. Take care.
Dave

[Agent M79]

I got one running around here that age and I know the amount of concern that goes into them when something like that needs attending to.

Hope things go well and uneventful.

[cruzer]

Todd, our prayers are with your family

[dok]

I will be thinking of you and praying for your daughter.

[MMdriver03]

Best wishes to you and family Todd.

[RCSignals]

Done Marty.

[bigslim]

Todd, my prayers go out to you and your family.

[MM03MOK]

Todd: you and the family are on my mind and in my prayers.

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St. Lucy (Santa Lucia)
Patron Saint of Vision

[Bigdogjim]

God bless!

My prayers are with you.

[teamrope]

Same goes here with me & mrs teamrope. Keep us posted on how it goes.

[SergntMac]

Thanks, Marty. God bless Ruth, and Todd.

[martyo]

Originally posted by MM03MOK
Todd: you and the family are on my mind and in my prayers.

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St. Lucy (Santa Lucia)
Patron Saint of Vision

Leave it to the Bunny to know this. She really does keep going and going and going.....

Thanks for the input Mary!

[prchrman]

have prayed and will pray...remember God is a good God...willie

[2003 MIB]

Todd- You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Marty- Thanks for passing the word.

[Macon Marauder]

Amen!

[SHERIFF]

Sorry to hear that, especially so close to Christmas. She'll be OK though. Best wishes to her and family!

[gilby04]

You are a true friend, Marty.
Children are gifts...hold them very close.
May a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season be enjoyed by all.

[TheDealer]

Prayers sent!!!

[Mad1]

Todd,

You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. God bless.

Jeremy

[frdwrnch]

TODD, WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AS WILL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AT CHURCH THIS SUNDAY.

[O's Fan Rich]

Absolutely.

[Ross]

Todd, Dawn and I are praying for Ruth and all of your family.

[WolfeBros]

Todd, my prayers and best wishes for you and your family.

Thanks for the heads up on this one Marty.

[Marauder57]

Positive thoughts to your family, Todd!
:D

[Haggis]

Tod,

Chris and I wish you and your family all the best this Christmas and we will pray for a speedy and complete recovery for your daughter. Hope all goes well, have a Merry Christmas and a Marauder New Year.

Gordon

[captJ696]

Todd, Best thoughts and prayers your family, hope Ruth gets better fast. Your MM.net family here sends best wishes.....Joe

[MM03]

Todd, my prayers and thoughts are with you. Our best wishes from my family to yours.

[Heavy D.]

Todd,
Prayers and best wishes for you and your family.

[RF Overlord]

Todd:

^^^what they all said^^^ goes double for me, my friend. I know surgery of any kind can be scary...for both of you.

[jrzygrl]

Todd, hope all goes well. Prayers are said.....hope your family enjoys a wonderful Christmas.

[Logan]

Todd,

Hope things go well. I can't even imagine having to go through dealing with surgery on one of my twins, my thoughts and prayers for a happy outcome are with you...

That being said, you and marty better have your ducks in a row for next year, cuz I'll be dustin' both your butt's!!

[jefferson-mo]

Todd hope everything's going well at this time.........we're with you



Get Well soon Ruth!:up:

[LincMercLover]

I pray for today everyday anyway... That boy scares me sometimes... ;)

Seriously though, your daughter is in my prayers as well.

[jgc61sr2002]

Todd - The entire Mercury Marauder family has you and your family in their prayers. God Bless.

[gonzo50]

Originally posted by 2003 MIB
Todd- You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Marty- Thanks for passing the word.
Hey Todd, everything will be just fine, "GOD" is Awesome and he listens to all prayers. :up:

God Bless you and the Family and best wishes.

[drobin]

Todd, you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. Everything will be alright so keep us informed of her progress.

Lorraine and drobin

[Marauderman]

Todd-

Ms marauderman and I are with you and your family during this medical experience---we know well- our daughter had 17 operations from a birth defect --so our prayers are with you.

[dailydriver]

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

[the fat bastid]

consider it done marty.
todd, i'm with ya buddy.

[martyo]

Okay folks, here is the latest on our friends Todd's lovely daughter Ruth (I just got off the phone with TAF):

The procedure went well and now they must wait for the results of the biopsy, but everything looks good. I have a "vibe" for
these things and I am getting very positive ones here. I know Ruth will be okay!

Also, all of you that checked in here should know that at the hospital there was internet access and Roth checked in on this thread and it made her (and Todd) very happy to know that we were all pulling for her. The power of positive thought is amazing.

On behalf of my friend Todd and his lovely daughter Ruth, I want to thank all of you for your expressions of concern. Todd and his family truly appreciated the well wishes. I know I will keep Ruth in my prayers for a speedy recovery and I trust you all will do the same.

[Smokie]

Todd, I am sorry I became aware of this so late, Mayra is in the hospital and I have not used the computer. I will add my prayers for your lovely daughter's recovery and also for you and your wife to ease the anxiety that these moments make a parent feel. May God be with your girl and your family.

[the fat bastid]

The power of positive thought is amazing.

He asked us "be you angles?"
And we said "nay, we are but men!"
Rock

[TripleTransAm]

Glad to know the procedure went well. Here's some more positive thoughts and prayers from up here, unfortunately I caught this thread a bit late but you can never have too much positive thinking on your side. So here's to a speedy recovery... :up:

[Bigdogjim]

Good news indeed Marty!

Thanks for the update.......:)

[Petrograde]

Wow,.. how did I miss this thread?

Get well Ruth! You are in my prayers.

Tom

[bigslim]

Great news! I will keep her and the family in my prayers.

[PhastPhil]

You are in our thoughts and prayers. I know all will turn out okay!
God Bless

Phil

[Ross]

Doctors and hospitals and modern medical knowledge are wonderful blessings, but we must never forget the true source of all blessing and healing:

Mat 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.


Dawn and I have prayed, and will continue to pray for Ruth and for all of your family until we hear of her healing. Then we will pray in thanksgiving at God's love and grace.

[kenny barr]

Todd, Best wishes. If there is anything I can do for you and your family please let me know.

[TAF]

Dear Marauder Club,
Thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts! They gave me courage to go on . It felt so good knowing that people all over were praying for me. The surgery is complete, and I feel great! The doctors were very nice and explained everything.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phillipians 4:13
Thank you once again!

Ruth
( P.S. - I like Marauders , even if my Mom doesn't!):D

[Macon Marauder]

Great news! God bless you Ruth.

PS: we like you, even if we don't like TAF!
:)

[Haggis]

Marty thank you for keeping us posted. I did wonder about you two before the Atlanta meet had to even ask Bunny if you two were just joking.

Tod glad to here the good news about Ruth. Chris and I will keep her in our prayers this Christmas. See there is a Santa, well in your case it is going to be Bubba Clause this year. Take care and God bless. Have a Merry Christmas and a Marauder New Year.

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[2003 MIB]

Ruth,
You have truly made my day. Thanks!

[TAF]

Time for me to "chime in" here...the post above was directly from Ruth. She came to me this morning and asked if she could post a 'thank you" to ALL of you. Her words...BTW the Phillipians 4 was what she said to me on the operating table yesterday as I held her hand and asked her if she was O.K. before they put her to sleep. She was a big, brave girl yesterday...and she is doing very well resting today.

Marty...what can I say, my friend...I can't thank you enough for your thoughts, calls and support. I REALLY appreciate it.

And to ALL of the rest of my friends here...I'm (WE...even my wife) am VERY touched by the posts in this thread. You are all a very special group of individuals and I can't tell you how good it made me aand Ruth feel yesterday when we brought up this thread at the hospital, right before Ruth went in. I appreciate your continued prayers as we are now awaiting the biopsy and hope to have word within the week. Ruth is swollen and puffy, but did not lose any sight in her eye. For those that may be wondering. Ruth has had a growth in the white of her eye that we have been watching for about 3 years. A blood vessel had attached and it was growing. It is a form of Nevus, and with it growinng...there is concern that it could be cancer and it needed to be removed and biopsied.

We are all doing well and your continued prayers are needed and appreciated.

Thanks again to all my friends.

[MAD-3R]

Bless and Keep all.

Glad to hear all is well after the surgury. Having spent more time in recovery rooms then I care to remember, and I do remember them all, You have my sempathes and well wishes. Glad your ok.

[GordonB]

Todd,
Sounds good so far. Hope you have even better news to tell us by Christmas. Wouldn't that be some Christmas pesent?
GordonB.

[merc406]

God Bless and have a Merry Christmas!

[CRUZTAKER]

This is good news,:)... our prayers are with your family as well.

-BJG

[Bob Mathis]

Todd,
For us in lower Alabama we want to send our prayers for Ruth. I know in my heart that she is going to be ok. She is one of God's little lambs and he is her shephard. Shephards take good care of their lambs and is always there when they need him. We will remeber her and hope the that she recovers quickly. Tell her just to keep her thoughts on him and all things will work for the good of God. We will be praying for you and your family that the recovery will be speedy and that Ruth can be at home this Christmas season
Love,
Bob and Jean Mathis

[nexstar7]

my very best wishes tod, to you and all.

[RCSignals]

Ruth, thank you very much for that post.

You are a true inspiration!

Maybe you'll come and post here more often.

[Bob Mathis]

Todd and Ruth,
I just have a good feeling about your surgery. There are so many miraces in modern medicine today. Only God knows your true fate and I know in my heart that he is going to take good care of you and that the reports are going to be good. We will keep you in our prayers. Keep the faith and all things will work out good. Happy Holiday!!
Love,
Bob and Jean Mathis

[jaywish]

I want to add my prayers and well wishes.

You sound like quite a girl Ruth.

[MapleLeafMerc]

Ruth, your faith is an inspiration.

[TAF]

Just heard this afternoon!!!

Thanks to ALL of you for your thoughts, prayers, PMs, emails, phone calls and concern.

Ruth is doing REALLY well and is going back to school tomorrow.

Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

[Heavy D.]

Awesome news Todd. Glad to hear she is doing well!

[Agent M79]

Excellent! Good news! Glad to hear things are working out and she is doing well.

[jfclancy]

Todd, My wife Linda and my prayers are with You and Your family

take care
Joe Clancy

thanks for the info martyo

[jaywish]

Fantastic,

Now a prayer of thanks

[Bigdogjim]

Alls well that ends well.

God Bless All.

Amen.

[merc406]

Great News is always welcome, glad for Ruth and your whole family!!!

[MM03MOK]

Todd - I'm thrilled to hear the great news! What a wonderful New Year's present. You've all been on my mind and in my prayers. God did Bless you all.

Bunny!!

[Effster]

todd,thats great news bud!!!!!glad to see that all is well with her.as mary said,a wonderful new years gift indeed!!!!!!

[Petrograde]

Glad to hear the good news!!!!!

:up: :banana: :banana: :up:

Tom

[jgc61sr2002]

Todd - That sure is wonderful news.:D :up:

[kurly]

Todd, great news! Nothing on earth more precious!

Please wish Ruth a happy and healthy 2004 from us!

[TheDealer]

That's GREAT news!!!! RAY

[Alan]

Awesome news, Todd! Sorry I missed out on this thread, but I will continue to keep you and your daughter in my prayers.
God is wonderful indeed!

[valleyman]

I'm glad you got such good news. God bless your family.

[bigslim]

Good news: everything is good.
Bad news: back to school.
Glad to hear everything is great. Keep getting better.

[martyo]

Todd:

I told you not to worry. We had all of the bases covered!.


Nice going Ruth!

:up:

[2003 MIB]

What a wonderful thing to read first thing in the morning!! Can't stop smiling....

[Haggis]

Very happy to hear the good news, the power of prayer you can't beat it. Our continued prayers are with Ruth through the new year.

Haggis & Ladyhawke


Back to school what a bummer. :alone:

[Ross]

What a blessing and answer to prayer! Todd, tell Ruth what an inspiration she is to publicly proclain her faith in her Lord in times of trial, even at her young age.

[CRUZTAKER]

:up:

[MAD-3R]

I am so happy to hear that all is good. It's very scary to wait for news like that, and such a relief to hear it was benign, I know.

[prchrman]

that is great Todd...sons are good but daughters are precious...James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. ;)

[Dr Caleb]

Great news Todd. And thank Ruth for her inspiring words.

"Out of the mouths of babes" indeed!

[cruzer]

Todd, what a wonderful gift for the New Year--give Ruth a big hug for us. We wish her a VERY happy and healthy 2004. Keep us posted as sherecovers. God Bless All, Maury